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Assessing cardiac preload or fluid responsiveness? It depends on the question we want to answer

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Michard, F., Reuter, D.A. Assessing cardiac preload or fluid responsiveness? It depends on the question we want to answer. Intensive Care Med 29, 1396 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-1846-4

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